All make the grade antonyms

verb make the grade

• begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
• introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
• start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
• miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
• forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
• overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
• cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
• disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
• misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
• let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
• leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
• misguide — to guide wrongly; misdirect.
• follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
• mismanage — Manage (something) badly or wrongly.
• disappoint — to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
• offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
• tire — Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
• disenchant — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
• repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
• depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
• disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• disqualify — to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.